Thursday, April 12, 2018

Grey Faction, Satanic Temple and Lucien Greaves Fact Sheet

Grey Faction, Satanic Temple and Lucien Greaves Fact Sheet:For almost a decade Douglas Misicko using several aliases (including
Douglas Mesner and Lucien Greaves) has harassed groups helping child
abuse, rape and trauma survivors. He has also harassed groups providing
research in support of child abuse, rape and trauma survivors.
In 2013, he and others created a group called the Satanic Temple.
One part of this group is called the Grey Faction. The Grey Faction
states they “invade” conferences. These conferences are provided to help
and educate child abuse, rape and trauma survivors and their helpers.
Their representatives that invade these conferences misrepresent
their reasons for attending these conferences. They film people at these
conferences without permission and publish these films without the
permission of those filmed. The Grey Faction repeatedly misrepresents
the research and statements of the people at these conferences. It uses
repeated ad hominem attacks against child abuse and trauma researchers
without rebutting their research or stories.
His organization uses propaganda techniques in its articles, movies
and social media pages to manipulate readers’ opinions. They continue to
repeat inaccurate information, even though it has been clearly rebutted
in several of the articles listed below.
Douglas Mesner/Lucien Greaves has continued using insults and
attacks against survivors of ritual abuse and the professionals that
work with them. He has harassed and followed survivors and survivor
advocates around the Internet for several years. Aliases have been used
adding additional insults and name calling against survivors.This page is a synopsis of critiques of the Grey Faction’s
misinformation. Additional links have been added rebutting their
statements about trauma, abuse and dissociation. It also contains information critiquing The Satanic Temple and Douglas Mesner/Lucien Greaves.Critiques of The Satanic Temple by Satanists and Satanic Groups:religion: a master and slave relationship by Shane Bugbeehttp://www.shanebugbee.com/?p=2161
“I’ll try to explain why I have such a disdain for The Satanic Temple, a
practical joke turned religion and could be cult, and the reasons
behind my need to make that disdain public, as there is seldom one
reason.”
“Then Doug told me his main motivation for The Satanic Temple was
profit, to create a “substantial income”, that was enough for me to want
to cease helping in any way, and to question the true intent of this
project. While I am all for profit, I want nothing to do with a cult.
Because the people The Satanic Temple wants to extract money from are MY
people….”
“I recall Doug Mesner telling me the C.I.A. had asked him to write some private reports for them.”High Priest Brian Werner resigns from The Satanic Templehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIN4aZ8IMz0Video Critique of TST and Doug by a former Satanic Temple memberThe Satanic Temple Is Engulfed in a Civil War Over a Decision to Hire an Attorney With a Stable of Alt-Right Clients – Anna Merlanhttps://jezebel.com/the-satanic-temple-is-engulfed-in-a-civil-war-over-a-de-1828130997“In the intervening months, the decision to sue Twitter has grown into part of a controversy that’s engulfed the organization and recently led one of the Temple’s major chapters, the Satanic Temple Los Angeles, to leave the group entirely. The breaking point, according to a statement issued by the former TST Los Angeles, is the attorney representing Greaves: Marc Randazza, a First Amendment lawyer who currently represents a major neo-Nazi publisher, several key alt-right figures, and Alex Jones.”“Ali DiPasquale was one of the two chapter heads of TST Los Angeles. In a phone interview, she told us that all 30 people in the chapter voted unanimously to leave the Satanic Temple. DiPasquale alleges that in the nearly five years she’s been a TST member, the organization has become more hierarchical in a way she found unsettling.“It went from where all the chapters were very autonomous but worked in a larger network,” she said, “to this national council and executive ministry who pretty much appointed themselves.” DiPasquale alleges, too, that the executive leadership was largely white and male, a decision that didn’t sit particularly well with her.”“If all of this weren’t enough drama roiling the Satanic Temple, in a separate controversy that somehow also took place over the past week, one of the group’s international chapters has decided to leave. The Satanic Temple London & UK announced their departure last week; they subsequently renamed themselves Satanic Temple International.In a statement, Zeke Apollyon, STI’s founder and High Cardinal, told us in part that TST was unable to adequately represent the priorities of Satanists abroad:Our decision to leave came from our needs for decentralised bureaucracy and freedom from governance that was culturally isolated. The issues in the EU and around the world are different to the US. For example, some of our governments are theocratic and freedom of speech isnt a luxury afforded to citizens in many parts of the world. “Jex Blackmore Aug 6“The Struggle for Justice is Ongoing”https://medium.com/@JexBlackmore/the-struggle-for-justice-is-ongoing-6df38f8893dbOn my departure from The Satanic Temple“My role as a visible female voice in the organization seemed vital—after all, on multiple occasions, leadership exclusively invited men to speak on women’s reproductive rights campaigns. A decision I strongly oppose.In February of 2018, the Temple asked me to step away from my role as a spokesperson due to the content of one of my personal performance pieces in which I called on people to sabotage and execute “the president”. The language I used was considered offensive by a few unnamed members in the Temple, and out of consideration for their discomfort, I stepped down. I stand by my words.My departure was mutually agreed upon, but it was also business as usual—a small group of individuals with no accountability to the organization they represent asserting a paternalistic need to put a woman in her place, gain control, and undermine her autonomous power. I will not compromise the content of my creative work to satisfy the fears and complacency of others. The Satanic Temple that I joined years ago, when it was full of potential and courage, no longer exists and I cannot allow my voice, however controversial, to be silenced.”“Over the years, members and chapter heads have requested and proposed the implementation of a gender, sexual, and racial diversity policy to ensure equity within TST leadership and alignment to the mission. The demand was not simply ignored but completely dismissed.”“Likewise, while they have a mission “against the exclusion of other voices,” there has been no effort to create a diverse membership or rid the organization of a culture of racism and sexism. TST continues this hypocritic legacy to this day. The Salem Gallery regularly hosts whitewashed panels and art exhibitions.”The Satanic Temple Fact Sheethttps://www.churchofsatan.com/the-satanic-temple-fact-sheet.php““The Satanic Temple” is a registered Trademark of United Federation of
Churches LLC, which is listed as registered to Douglas Misicko (at).... Reason Alliance LTD
is a religious non-profit also registered to Douglas Misicko at the same
address.Reason Alliance LTD paid bills for, and provided 501c3 documentation in
support of, TST’s After School Satan Club in Seattle, however their own
website claims they do not believe religious organizations should be tax
exempt.Original TST “High Priest” Brian Werner states in his 2014 resignation
video that TST is a political organization that has nothing to do with
Satanism. Werner claims the actual people behind TST have no interest in
or connection with Satanism, a claim echoed by Bugbee.”Doug Mesner aka Lucien Greaves, Truth About The Satanic Monumenthttps://churchofahriman.net/2014/08/13/doug-mesner-aka-lucien-greaves-truth-about-the-satanic-monument/
“The Satanic Temple’s spokes man Doug Mesner aka Lucien Greaves, just stabbed us in the back.”Critiques of Doug Mesner/Lucien Greaves for his attacks on child abuse survivors:Exposing Doug Mesner/Lucien Greaves – co-founder of the Satanic Temple and Grey Faction presenterhttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/exposing-doug-mesnerlucien-greaves-co-founder-of-the-satanic-temple-and-grey-faction-presenter/
This page was created to let people know the other side of Doug Mesner/Lucien Greaves’ work.Harvard can do better than give a platform to a “Black Mass” promoter who ridicules sex abuse victimshttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/feastofeden/2014/05/harvard-can-do-better-than-give-a-platform-to-a-black-mass-promoter-who-ridicules-sex-abuse-victims/“he (Lucien Greaves) has a long Internet trail, which in this case shows
quite a bit of vituperation (defined as “bitter and abusive language”)
directed at child sex-abuse victims and those who support them.)”patheos.com/…/harvard-can-do-better-than-give-a-platform-to-a-black-mass-promoter-who-ridicules-sex-abuse-victimsHow to stop the OKC “Black Mass” for nowhttp://www.patheos.com/blogs/feastofeden/2014/07/how-to-stop-the-black-mass-for-now/
“I am not encouraged by the fact that Greaves is close with registered
sex offender…, who, along with his wife, run a Satanic worship center
in….. Look up …..in the national sex offender registry and you will see
that he was convicted of sexual battery in 2009”The Urban Legends of Those Attacking Ritual Abuse Theories
and the False Logic of False Memory Proponents and Their Occultist
Supporters – Presentation by Neil Brickhttps://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/2016-conference/the-urban-legends-of-those-attacking-ritual-abuse-theories/
“My license to practice therapy has been threatened with filed licensing
complaints by people connected to a group called the Grey Faction, a
part of the Satanic Temple. My job as a therapist has nothing to do with
my advocacy efforts to stop child abuse and I have very clear
professional and private boundaries that I maintain to ensure this
continues to occur. Yet, the Grey Faction associates keep harassing me
and others in the field. Their attacks are factually inaccurate and
meritless.”“I believe that the work of the Grey Faction is meant to
purposefully dehumanize and insult ideological opponents, so our ideas
are derided and not believed.”Reply to the Satanic Temple’s Grey Faction online guest posthttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/reply-to-the-satanic-temples-grey-faction-online-guest-post/
“In conclusion, the guest post by the Satanic Temple’s Grey Faction
criticizes the strong research and theories of ritual abuse survivors
and those with years of research, experience and education in the trauma
field. (The members of the Grey Faction have unknown credentials and
may not have the experience to accurately determine trauma theory and
research.) The guest post by the Satanic Temple’s Grey Faction presents
inaccurate arguments, which are refuted in this article.”
“The Grey Faction claims they are combating pseudoscience with rational
inquiry, but this rational inquiry is actually predetermined opinion,
bolstered by name calling, ad hominem attacks and insults. There is no
real rational inquiry because there is no evidence that all of the facts
were looked at neutrally to derive a conclusion. It appears the only
facts considered were the ones that back their arguments. In its
articles, the Grey Faction hides behind the name of science and
rationality, when in reality it appears it is an advocacy organization
used to discredit ritual abuse survivors realities’ and their
resources.”Reply to the Grey Faction’s Petition to Revoke the License of Neil Brickhttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/reply-to-the-grey-factions-petition-to-revoke-the-license-of-neil-brick/
“The petition states that The Allied Board of Health Professionals
licensure division, having previously received a complaint…did nothing.
The fact is that no violations were found and no disciplinary actions
were taken (against Neil Brick after a one year investigation). We
believe that this new letter is part of the continued actions of
harassment against Neil Brick and those that help child and ritual abuse
survivors.”
“The (Grey Faction) petition states “While we are not privy to records
that indicate methods of treatment employed in Neil Brick’s
practice.”….There is no evidence there are any problems with any methods
of treatment Neil uses.”(Note: The Grey Faction continues to publish misinformation
regarding Neil Brick in continued ad hominem attacks on his research.)Douglas Misicko alias Douglas Mesner update 7 – Radio Interview Rebuttalhttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update-7-radio-interview-rebuttal/
“Doug Mesner has continued his attacks on Neil Brick and other ritual
abuse survivors. He continues his use of name calling and insults
against ritual abuse survivors and their helpers. He repeats the same
misstatements about the conference we have rebutted in earlier articles
on this website. He calls those he has ideological disagreements with as
having delusions and paranoia.”
“In a radio interview…, Mesner states “The organization S.M.A.R.T is run
by this little shit named Neil Brick, he’s actually when I first saw
him, he’s this staggering little moron with this greasy comb over and
thick glasses, and he’s very short and very frail.” (Note: These
descriptions are inaccurate and show continued personal attacks on those
supporting child abuse survivors.)Douglas Mesner and the Lucien Greaves Satanic Temple Connectionhttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-mesner-and-the-lucien-greaves-satanic-temple-connection
“The Satanic Temple’s website stated: In 2012, Neil Bricke, raised in a
multigenerational Satanic Temple tradition of worship, decided, with the
blessings of his fellow Satanic devotees, to officially found the
Satanic Temple.
SMART believes that this was meant to be an attack on Neil Brick, the founder of SMART.”
(Note: Unfortunately this false story was carried by several media outfits. Most never issued any corrections or retractions.)
“In another article at vice.com (also covered in other Internet
articles) about Satanists turning the founder of the Westboro Baptist
Church’s deceased mother “gay,” the article describes “Lucien Greaves”
performing a “Pink Mass” over the grave of the Westboro Baptist Church
founder’s mother. The article states that the Pink Mass is a Satanic
ritual performed after death that will turn a deceased person’s straight
spirit into a homosexual one. This event was covered on many other news
pages also. The Satanic Temple states it eschews supernaturalism, yet
performs rituals over a dead person’s grave.”“There were also pictures of Lucien Greaves on the Internet of
him pulling his penis while rubbing his scrotum on the gravestone. In
the state of Mississippi, where this ritual occurred, “Lucien Greaves”
was charged by the police with desecration of a grave according to a
vice.com article and other articles on the Internet.”Critiques of Doug Mesner/Lucien Greaves by others:Doug Mesner/Lucien Greaves:…behind the Harvard Black Masshttp://www.tinfoilhattime.com/2014/05/20/doug-mesnerlucien-greaves-the-huckster-behind-the-harvard-black-mass-and-similar-shams/Petition to Stop Attacks Against Child Abuse/Ritual Abuse Survivors and Neil Brick.https://www.change.org/p/protect-child-abuse-survivors-petition-to-stop-attacks-against-child-abuse-and-ritual-abuse-survivors-and-neil-brick“We are asking everyone to sign this petition and let others
know about it. Let’s stop the attacks against child abuse survivors and
their helpers.”
“Recently vicious online attacks have been published by The Satanic Temple’s Grey Faction and Douglas Mesner/Lucien Greaves.”Additional Information on Douglas Mesner and SMART:https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update-6-examiner-com-article/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update-5/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update-4/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update-3/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update-2/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner-update/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/douglas-misicko-alias-douglas-mesner/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/harassment-by-false-memory-proponents/https://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/rebuttal-to-the-report-from-the-smart-2009-conference/Research showing the veracity of child abuse, ritual abuse, trauma and dissociation research:
(Note: These are only a few of the hundreds of webpages at the
ritualabuse.us and other websites verifying our claims and rebutting the
information by the Grey Faction and Lucien Greaves.)Stop Mind Control and Ritual Abuse Todayhttps://ritualabuse.us/
We publish scientific information about ritual abuse and trauma crimes.Proof That Ritual Abuse Existshttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/Large List of Ritual Abuse and Child Abuse Referenceshttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/studies/satanic-ritual-abuse-evidence-with-information-on-the-mcmartin-preschool-case/Research and Information on Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder)https://ritualabuse.us/research/did/Day Care and Child Abuse Caseshttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/articles/day-care-and-child-abuse-cases/
Data rebutting the skeptical viewpoints of these cases.Scientific Evidence that Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD) is caused by Childhood Traumahttps://eassurvey.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/evidence-that-dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder-or-mpd-is-caused-by-childhood-trauma/False memory syndrome proponents tacticshttps://ritualabuse.us/research/memory-fms/false-memory-syndrome-proponents-tactics/
“False memory syndrome proponents have done the following to try and
ensure that only their point of view is in the public view. Harassing
debate opponents, misrepresenting the data in the field and controlling
the media.”
(Note: This article shows the long history of the harassment of child abuse survivors.)Recovered memory corroboration rateshttps://ritualabuse.us/research/memory-fms/recovered-memory-corroboration-rates/
“There are many studies that show fairly high corroboration rates for recovered memories.:An Interview With the Author of Hell Minus Onehttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/survivor-stories/interview-with-the-author-of-hell-minus-one/Hell Minus Onehttps://ritualabuse.us/ritualabuse/survivor-stories/hell-minus-one-signed-verified-confessions-of-satanic-ritual-abuse/“Signed verified confessions of satanic ritual abuse – Anne’s
parents confessed their atrocities – both in writing and verbally.”False allegations of child sexual abuse by children are rarehttps://ritualabuse.us/research/false-allegations-of-child-sexual-abuse-by-children-are-rare/
“allegations made by child victims match closely with confessions of
pedophiles” “The evidence indicates that very few (children) lied
originally.” “children tend to minimize and deny abuse, not exaggerate
or over-report such incidents”
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